Not a conscious influence, but he's certainly a powerful songwriter.
Roger Day wrote:
> I've never heard that song andrew. Liked it a lot. The image of the
> farmers hanging themselves was very strong.
>
> OldMole - I thought your song seemed Randy Newmanesque - is he an
> influence? I like his work and your song.
>
> Roger
>
> On 3/24/07, andrew burke <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>> Very clever. I particularly like 'time served' and the backward look
>> of the
>> 'hell weve already created' (done from memory after one hearing, so
>> excuse
>> any mistakes) ...
>>
>> Old song of mine, very Australian in an old ballady way, sits at
>> http://www.margaretwalters.com/ .... Look under CDs for 'Power of the
>> Song',
>> and click on the music notes near The Ballad of Many Crows. (Long term
>> members would have heard this before, some years ago, so they are
>> excused
>> <g>)
>>
>> My other songs have 'sold' Coca Cola, cars from many car yards,
>> 'Magic Gum',
>> etc. - 27 years writing advertising before being banished to academia
>> (Peter
>> Carey was smarter and left the industry early to follow his talent).
>>
>> Androo
>>
>> On 24/03/07, TheOldMole <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>> >
>> > Well, if anyone wants to check out me as a songwriter, I just
>> posted one
>> > at my blog -- http://opusforty.blogspot.com/
>> >
>> > Douglas Barbour wrote:
>> > > I keep thinking of some more:
>> > >
>> > > Dar, the other Williams I like, & Eliza Gilkyson, whose 'Man of God'
>> > > is one of the fine ant-Bush songs....
>> > >
>> > > & for the voice,, as she interprets others, Alison Kraus (& the
>> > > indefatigable Union Station).
>> > >
>> > > & The Allman Brothers Band, that double CD LIve at the Fillmore way
>> > > back when...
>> > >
>> > > Oh, I begin to think of others too, the live set by DIre Straits in
>> > > Australia.
>> > >
>> > > & don't get me started on jazz piano trios.... or the great Miles
>> > > David quintets....
>> > >
>> > > Doug
>> > > Douglas Barbour
>> > > 11655 - 72 Avenue NW
>> > > Edmonton Ab T6G 0B9
>> > > (780) 436 3320
>> > > http://www.ualberta.ca/~dbarbour/
>> > >
>> > > Latest book: Continuations (with Sheila E Murphy)
>> > > http://www.uap.ualberta.ca/UAP.asp?LID=41&bookID=664
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > You've got to find some way of saying it
>> > > without sayng it.
>> > >
>> > > Duke Ellington
>> > >
>> >
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Andrew
>> http://hispirits.blogspot.com/
>> http://www.inblogs.net/hispirits
>> http://www.flickr.com/photos/aburke/
>>
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